Aust team cyclist killed in Germany. 19/07/2005. ABC News Online: "South Australian-born Gillett was a member of the Ballarat Cycling Club in Victoria but had been based in Novellara, Italy for the European summer.
She was a member of the Australian World Cup cycling teams in 2002 and 2003 and was a contender for the Australian team at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in March next year.
Ranked among the top 100 women road cyclists in the world, she had raced regularly in road races in Australia, New Zealand and Europe in the past three years."
The cycling team was training at a spot south of Leipzig when a car came over a white line and hit them all head on. Amy was killed and, at 29, one of our top athletes is now sadly gone. She started as an Olympic rower and had switched to cycling. Some of the other girls in the team have been badly injured. Our cyclists , like our swimming team, are very much a part of us. This is a sad day.
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